Health and Medicine  

Covers over 6,000 hospitals and specialty treatment centers in the U.S. Accreditations as well as summary financial and operational statistics included. Some information subscriber only. See also ratings resources recommended by the Medical Library Association.

Lots of authoritative information on health and safety topics, plus publications, statistics, and more.

From the Heny J. Kaiser Family Foundation. See also Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals. See also resources from ACRL: Health Care Management Resources

From the Mayo Clinic, arranged by topic. See also Emergencies and First Aid from the Harvard Medical School Family Guide

From the USDA's National Agricultural Library (NAL). Links to USDA's food composition database, menu planners, information on child obesity, food safety information, and many other issues and topics.

A wealth of information from this leading U.S. clinic.

From the National Library of Medicine, resources on many health topics , directories of hospitals, physicians and dentists, drug and supplement information, clinical trials, and more. Also available in Spanish.

Searchable by keyword.

A searchable dictionary covering terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology.
A searchable dictionary covering terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology.

From the Medical Library Association

A confidential free service for local residents designed to provide easy access to health information in everyday language.